The President approved the Agreement between the government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the government of the Republic of Korea on mutual promotion and protection of investments, signed on April 19, 2019 in Tashkent.

According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. UP-5780 dated August 13, 2019 “On additional measures to strengthen the protection of private property and guarantees of property rights, radically improve the organization of work to support entrepreneurial initiatives, as well as expand access of business entities to financial resources and production infrastructure”, the Agency for the Development of Small Business and Entrepreneurship under the Ministry of Economy and Industry was established.

On 21 May 2019, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Optima Bank signed risk participation agreements in the aggregate amount up to USD 20 million. According to these agreements, EBRD will share the risks of up to 50 percent for some loans issued by Optima Bank. Borrowers under the agreements will also have the opportunity to use various technical cooperation programs to familiarise themselves with the best practices of international and local experts.

On 13 October, 2018, the regulation of the Minister of Finance on the provision of information on so-called above-threshold transactions to the General Inspector of Financial Information came into force.